Psalms 2:6

2:6 “I myself ¹  have installed ²  my king

on Zion, my holy hill.”

Psalms 9:11

9:11 Sing praises to the Lord, who rules ³  in Zion!

Tell the nations what he has done! ⁴ 

Psalms 51:18

51:18 Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! ⁵ 

Fortify ⁶  the walls of Jerusalem! ⁷ 

Psalms 87:2

87:2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion

more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

Psalms 102:16

102:16 when the Lord rebuilds Zion,

and reveals his splendor,

Psalms 147:12

147:12 Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem!

Praise your God, O Zion!

Psalms 149:2

149:2 Let Israel rejoice in their Creator!

Let the people ⁸  of Zion delight in their king! ⁹ 

[2:6]  ¹ tn The first person pronoun appears before the first person verbal form for emphasis, reflected in the translation by “myself.”

[2:6]  ² tn Or perhaps “consecrated.”

[9:11]  ³ tn Heb “sits” (i.e., enthroned, and therefore ruling – see v. 4). Another option is to translate as “lives” or “dwells.”

[9:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “declare among the nations his deeds.”

[51:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “do what is good for Zion in your favor.”

[51:18]  ⁶ tn Or “Build.” The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.

[51:18]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[149:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “sons.”

[149:2]  ⁸ sn The Lord is the king here, as the parallelism in the previous line (“their creator”) indicates.